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Brandon Marcello

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College football Week 1 overreactions: Michigan didn't steal its miracle win from Western Michigan

Michigan survived a clock controversy against Western Michigan, Lane Kiffin guided LSU to a 51-point explosion over Clemson, and Oregon held off Boise State in a chaotic opening weekend.

College football picks: Predictions against the spread, odds, betting lines for top 25 games in Week 1

A closer look at the top games for the first full week of the 2026 college football season

LSU vs. Clemson prediction, picks, odds, spread: Lane Kiffin's Tigers era begins against Dabo Swinney

Lane Kiffin makes his much-anticipated LSU debut against Clemson on Saturday night

Big Ten open to meeting SEC scheduling demand for CFP expansion: Key concession could help birth 24-team field

The Big Ten is willing to adopt the SEC's preferred scheduling standard if it helps secure support for expanding the College Football Playoff to 24 teams

Lights on, excuses off: Inside Ryan Silverfield's all-out effort to rebuild Arkansas

From late-night scrimmages to stadium upgrades, Ryan Silverfield is attacking every detail in Arkansas' bid to defy expectations

Insurance company placed Kalshi trades worth up to $3 million on LSU's season, matching Lane Kiffin's bonus

A third-party insurer placed five trades on prediction market Kalshi that match the exact $3 million figure LSU would owe Lane Kiffin in College Football Playoff bonuses.

Inside UCLA's money problem: Donors quit writing checks long before AD Martin Jarmond was fired

Despite a lucrative move to the Big Ten, donor giving, sponsorship revenue and fan support declined as UCLA's athletics deficit ballooned, helping set the stage for Jarmond's dismissal

SEC says it will fight Louisiana court order that opened door for former NFL players

The conference plans to defend its right to punish coaches and schools for playing players who have signed pro contracts

ACC expert picks 2026: Most overrated and underrated teams, projected order of finish, bold predictions

Taking a close, detailed and opinionated look at the ACC ahead of the 2026 college football season

LSU abstains from SEC vote to penalize coaches, schools for playing pro players

LSU was the only SEC school not to approve of the league's new penalty structure for coaches, schools that play ex-professional players

Big Ten, SEC ban NFL players from returning to play: What to expect as power conferences threaten suspensions

The SEC and Big Ten moved quickly to keep teams from adding players who have played professionally

SEC expert picks 2026: Most overrated and underrated teams, projected order of finish, bold predictions

Taking a close, detailed and opinionated look at the SEC ahead of the 2026 college football season

Six steps brought Max Johnson and his father to tears. Two years later, he's a starting quarterback again

Five surgeries and four schools later, the former LSU quarterback has won Georgia Southern's starting job entering a seventh season made possible by a COVID waiver and two medical redshirts

Inside the Big Ten's money gap: $40 million roster has become simply the cost of admission in new era

As NIL and revenue-sharing spending soar, the Big Ten is increasingly divided into distinct financial tiers

The education of Jeremiah Smith: Ohio State's best player is still learning why he's this good

Smith could have made more than $10 million to leave Ohio State, but he stayed anyway, without the coach who taught him how to think about the game

Brandon is an award-winning national college football writer. He previously covered Auburn for AL.com, Mississippi State for The Clarion-Ledger, and Arkansas for the Northwest Arkansas Times and Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.

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